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UPSC 2006: Consider the following statements in respect of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 : 1. Under the provisions of the Act, 100 days of employment in a year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work has become a fundamental right. 2. Under the provisions of the Act, women are to get priority to the extent that one-half of persons who are given employment are women who have asked for work. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
The Act confers a statutory ‘legal entitlement’ to 100 days of wage employment, not a Fundamental Right under Part III of the Constitution ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_National_Rural_Employment_Guarantee_Act%2C_2005)). It mandates that at least one-third of those offered work must be women (not one-half) ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahatma_Gandhi_National_Rural_Employment_Guarantee_Act%2C_2005)). Therefore neither statement is correct.
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